In 2014, West Africa suffered the severe outbreak of the deadly disease known as Ebola. Over 8,500 people have died in the area and WHO, the World Health Organization, have admitted to fault. Dr. Chan, the director-general of WHO, said it "delivered some horrific shocks and surprises" (which should not really be a shock). The Ebola virus paved the way for the WHO and others to take more measures to protect and treat patients of any disease. However, the most recent count of Ebola is down to just five a week in Liberia, when earlier it was 500.
I mean, I'm glad that the number of cases went down and it is being treated better but I sincerely wish it was taken more seriously. This disease is extremely life-threatening and it shouldn't take something catastrophic to maintain good health regulations. Dealing with an ill family member who almost died several times while seeking medical care due to medical malpractice, diseases should not be considered an "oh well" kind of thing. I strongly feel that if the correct measures were taken and the Ebola outbreak was taken more seriously, the disease would not have spread as deadly as it did and it would not have been such a big shock. Seriously, "promise reforms"? To me, that shows some irresponsibility and a lack of wanting to help if the virus itself was not enough to urge immediate medical help. I just hope that people take health and public health more seriously, especially since this disease was pandemic.
Julianna Grandinetti
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30974649
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